He had sailed through the Straits of Magellan and he told her stories of the terrible Patagonians . He had fallen on his feet in Buenos Ayres , he said , and had come over to the old country just for a holiday . Of course , her father had found out the affair and had forbidden her to have anything to say to him .
Он проплыл через Магелланов пролив и рассказал ей истории об ужасных патагонцах. По его словам, он упал на ноги в Буэнос-Айресе и приехал в старую страну только на каникулы. Конечно, ее отец узнал об этом и запретил ей что-либо говорить ему.
